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2.26.2013

I've been needing to build up my "man card" stash as of late, but only have a few spare moments in any given day. So here is a quickie for the man in your life...

Well... not THAT kind of quickie ;)

A few scraps of twill & thin cork held together with a few mini-staples (Tim Holtz) creates the super-simple base for this design. A little Walnut Stain ink sponged around the card edge grunges it up a bit.

Inside & out I used Paper Smooches' "Word Salad" sentiments.

What I love most? The new Wood Veneers from Studio Calico... love love LOVE them!

2.18.2013

Have you missed me? I can NOT believe it's been, what, six months since I checked in with the ol' blog! Well, I'll try to keep it short and sweet... but you KNOW how long-winded I get ;) A few updates:

My new business, Foster Technical Services, LLC, is really starting to pick up... I have a few home builders that I steadily work with along with a few remodeling jobs, so all is well on that front! I also still work at The Scrapbook Page two-to-four days a week... plus teaching the Copic classes there. Still loving it... it really IS my fun job :)

Thor is doing very well, though he is blind now. You can't tell by looking at him... you just wait until he bumps into something or looks in a different direction than where your voice is coming from! He's got the ol' grey muzzle now, but is still the CA-YOOTEST little redhead EVER!! He is very happy, lazy, loves getting treats and REALLY loves his mommy & daddy :)

I have been having uncontrollable urges to de-clutter & Spring-clean! I have a stock-pile of clothes, pillows, blankets & towels that I have washed and bagged up, ready for donating! Not to mention many other household items, stuffed animals, crafty stuff... etc. I have no patience for garage sales, so I'm going the donation route! Poot FINALLY got rid of clothes that were too small for him, and I got rid of clothes that are now too big for me! I have a deep-seeded wish for a kitchen similar to this:

And perhaps a living room like this:

Ahhhhh... to dream. Ok ok... how about a dose of reality:

Uber-good news: I have lost well over 30 pounds! I haven't owned a scale in many years, so I can't be sure how much I really got up to, so I calculated it from what I remember weighing a couple of years ago. Yep... well over 30 pounds! All from replacing Coke & sweet tea drinks with water! Oh, and a couple of times a week I eat "Healthy Choice" frozen meals for lunch. I still sugar my coffee & eat chocolate and all of that, but I have noticed that I have been eating smaller portions in general. I will say that working at The Page helps with keeping active... just from walking around so much. Yeay!

But you didn't tune in to talk about fur-babies & weight loss... you wanna see some papercraft action, yes? I'll admit it... I have been so swamped that I really only create cards for my classes now... how sad is that? The good news is that they turn out pretty awesome :) I have so many that I haven't blogged, that I have no shortage of card creativity to show you. Now to just magically create more hours in the day to do that!